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MINNESOTA · SIBLEY COUNTY

Kelso

273 people, 960 ft above sea level in Sibley County.

960 ftElevation, city center
273People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 63°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · SSE 6 mph · high 64°
City of Kelso River Interstate 2 miles
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The Kelso plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Kelso

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) · 1:56 PM
Sunny
63° Sunny Feels like 63° · high of 64° near 7 PM
WindSSE 6 mphno gusts
Humidity93%falling to 93% this afternoon
Pressure29.80 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky40° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 68% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 271.02 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Sibley County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:11 AM7:01 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
31
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 33, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
68% · 0.27 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 40 to 65° Drier: 40° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Showers likely Showers likely
64° 60°
70% rain — S 14 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
74° 57°
10% rain — SW 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
63° 46°
0% rain — N 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 47°
0% rain — NE 2 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 48°
30% rain — SW 8 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
62° 44°
0% rain — NNW 6 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 50°
0% rain — SSE 8 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Kelso about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,070 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Neighboring plates

Shakopee MN · 35 MI 35 miles northeast Eden Prairie MN · 39 MI 39 miles northeast Minneapolis MN · 51 MI 51 miles northeast St. Paul MN · 57 MI 57 miles northeast Rochester MN · 86 MI 86 miles southeast Sioux Falls SD · 148 MI 148 miles southwest
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MINNESOTA · SIBLEY

Kelso

273 people, 960 ft above sea level in Sibley County.

960 ftElevation
273People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 63°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Kelso

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 63° 59%
5p rain 63° 43%
8p mostly cloudy night 64° 8%
11p mostly cloudy night 64° 9%
2a mostly cloudy night 63° 5%
5a partly cloudy night 62° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 68%
→
Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
60
64
A
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
74
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
46
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47
61
B
Sat30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
63
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
44
62
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
50
61
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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